Abbreviations are shorter than what they mean most of the time. Time language, takes more syllables, and people have to think for a second for the time.
Lol, not necessarily. If I´m just wondering what time it is, and they say there´s 13 minutes until noon, it helps because now I just now there´s 13 minutes til noon. I don´t care that it´s specifically :47 (sorry for the wrong apostrophes, too lazy to switch languages now).
Besides, when one asks for time, it´s rare that they actually want the specific minute, they´re just waiting until a certain time so "13 til an hour" actually helps quite more. For me anyway.
Yeah, to each their own.
You, for some reason, do math every damn time even though 11:47 means nothing different from 13 til 12. No math needed, who cares what the time literally is?
I only use within a 10 or 15 Minute range of the hour such as
12:15 = 15 after or 15 after 12
I have never heard anyone say 16 til 5. That's stupid.
"Don't say a quarter to 2. Just say it's 2:30."
Hahah I just saw this on jersey shore :)
I was sorta expecting this to be more negative than positive.
Well I always assumed that when people say "12 'til 10" it's most likely rounded. You know people. People like to round doaz numbers.
Then so are abbreviations. Don't say "don't say", say fucking "do not say" and waste everyone's time.
Abbreviations are shorter than what they mean most of the time. Time language, takes more syllables, and people have to think for a second for the time.
11:47
Thir teen til 12
4 syllables
E le ven four ty se ven
7 syllables.
I rest my case.
but time is relative.
Everything is relative. That doesn´t change the former way being the easiest of the two.
I disagree.
Ok, how does it make the second way better? Enlighten me.
The former makes you do math in your head.
Lol, not necessarily. If I´m just wondering what time it is, and they say there´s 13 minutes until noon, it helps because now I just now there´s 13 minutes til noon. I don´t care that it´s specifically :47 (sorry for the wrong apostrophes, too lazy to switch languages now).
Besides, when one asks for time, it´s rare that they actually want the specific minute, they´re just waiting until a certain time so "13 til an hour" actually helps quite more. For me anyway.
But you're you.
Yeah, to each their own.
You, for some reason, do math every damn time even though 11:47 means nothing different from 13 til 12. No math needed, who cares what the time literally is?
I sometimes have to leave 5 minutes 'til the hour...
There's 13 minutes til the hour. You have to leave at 5 minutes til the hour.
Total math needed: 13 - 5 = x
The time is 11:47, you have to leave 5 minutes til the hour.
Total math needed: 55 - 47 = x
Do you see what I'm trying to say?
I disagree but I'll just say you are right just to make you feel better about yourself.
OMG YOU ARE SO RIGHT!
OMG YOU ARE SO RIGHT!
It wasn't a rhetorical question. But nice to see how you're reacting maturely. So much respect for you.
OMG YOU'RE SO RIGHT!